Piedmont High School Sports

Alexandria’s Pressley Slaton in the East Alabama Sports Today Class 4A-6A All-Calhoun County player of the year, and Alexandria coach Brian Hess is the coach of the year. Slaton, now a two-time player of the year, batted .427 with a .497 on-base percentage, 14 home runs, 22 doubles and 69 RBIs. In the circle, she finished 22-7 with a 2.305 ERA, 1.256 WHIP, 216 strikeouts and 79 walks in 194 1/3 innings pitched. Hess guided the Valley Cubs to a 41-11-3 record, county and area titles and to the final four of the Class 4A state tournament, doing so against a brutal schedule. (Photos by Joe Medley/East Alabama Sports Today)

All-County Softball

June 1, 2025

Calhoun County, AL – Alexandria’s Slaton, Hess take top honors on the East Alabama Sports Today Class 4A-6A All-Calhoun County softball team. 2024 Class 4A-6A All-Calhoun

Alexandria’s girls’ golf team won the Class 4A-5A, Section 3 tournament Tuesday at Silver Lakes. (Submitted photo)

Calhoun County Moves Forward in Golf Sectionals

April 30, 2025

Silver Lakes – Stokes leads the way at 79 as Alexandria girls win sectional title at Silver Lakes. White Plains, Piedmont girls also qualify for sub-state.

Oxford’s Matt Tippets runs to victory in the 800-meter dash Wednesday, completing a sweep of the three individual distance events in the Calhoun County meet. He set a new record in the 1,600 and was named the most valuable athlete of the boys’ meet. (Photo by Joe Medley/East Alabama

Calhoun County Track

April 17, 2025

Oxford, AL – Several individual county records fall, and Oxford’s boys, girls sweep to county team championships. Team scores BOYS 1. Oxford 162 2. Anniston

Jah-Ray Gutierrez scored Anniston’s first-ever Calhoun County gold medal in the pole vault at last year’s Calhoun County meet at Choccolocco Park. This year’s county meet is Tuesday and Wednesday at Choccolocco Park. (Submitted photo)

This Week’s Calhoun County Schedule

April 14, 2025

Calhoun County, AL – High school sports events for area teams for the week of April 14-19. Coaches, report schedules/results to 256-452-4240 or joe@wrightmediacorp.com. Regular-season baseball

Spring Roundup in Calhoun County

April 10, 2025

Calhoun County, AL – Donoho’s boys, girls dominate Red Wilder tennis. Oxford’s Whaley, Alexandria come out on top in Oxford Invitational golf. Wins for Ohatchee, Saks

Piedmont’s Cacey Brothers (left) and Cayla Brothers participate in Monday’s ceremony to celebrate their signings to play softball for Gadsden State Community College. (Photo by Joe Medley/East Alabama Sports Today)

Piedmont’s Like Brothers Sisters

April 7, 2025

Piedmont, AL – Cacey, Cayla Brothers, key players in Piedmont’s four consecutive state-tournament appearances, will play on together at Gadsden State. By Joe Medley Cacey and

Calhoun County Spring Roundup

April 6, 2025

Oxford, AL – Oxford’s baseball team extends winning streak to 12 games. Ohatchee, Piedmont, Handley victorious. (Will be updated as later games reach completion) Charlie

Spring Roundup in Calhoun County

March 28, 2025

Calhoun County, AL – Wins for Piedmont, Alexandria, Oxford, White Plains, Spring Garden, Randolph County and Wellborn in baseball; Alexandria, Piedmont, Jacksonville Christian, Randolph County and

Calhoun County and Cleburne County Spring Roundup

March 26, 2025

Calhoun County, AL – Slaton powers Alexandria past PV. Also, victories for Piedmont, Wellborn and Randolph County in softball; Alexandria, Piedmont, Wellborn, Weaver, White Plains and

All-County Hoops

March 21, 2025

Calhoun County, AL – Saks’ Angel, Piedmont’s Morrow take top awards on East Alabama Sports Today’s girls’ Class 1A-3A All-Callhoun County basketball team. Saks’ Sania Angel